Korean Source: 김재중 주연 ‘자칼이 온다’ 日 흥행예감 ‘개봉 전 오리콘 상위권’
The making of JYJ Kim Jaejoong’s first movie, ‘Jackal is Coming,’ which was sold before the Japanese release, is getting a good response from the public.
According to Oricon charts, which is Japan’s most prestigious chart, the making of DVD, starring Kim Jaejoong and Song Jihyo, ranked no 4 (aggregate sales from April 22 to 28) in the weekly DVD movies chart. The making of the DVD ranked no 1 on the day of its release (April 24) and has been constantly ranking high after.
The comedy movie is about top star Choi Hyun (Kim Jaejoong) being kidnapped by legendary killer Bong MinJeong (Song JiHyo). Movie was sold to foreign countries like Japan, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei even before it was released in Korea.
The Japanese distributor said, “Kim Jaejoong is Japan’s most popular Korean artist. He has appeared in a lot of works in both Japan and Korea and has established himself as an actor. We are expecting a huge success all over Japan with this movie.”
Code Name: Jackal (Japanese title) will be released in Japan on May 3.
Oricon Weekly Movie Chart (No 4) -
http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/mv/w/2013-05-06/
Oricon Daily Movie Chart (No 1) -
http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/mv/d/2013-04-23/
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